Calendar for March A.D. 2016

Dominical Letter: cb; Golden Number 3; Epact: xxi; Roman Indiction: 9 A.U.C 2769 Anno Dómini MMXVI

Sunday Glorious Mysteries	Monday Joyful Mysteries	Tuesday Sorrowful Mysteries	Wednesday Glorious Mysteries	Thursday Joyful Mysteries	Friday Sorrowful Mysteries	Saturday Glorious Mysteries
February 28 Third Sunday of Lent Saint Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin, Confessor Purple 2nd class	February 29 Feria-Fast Saint Proterius, Bishop & Martyr Purple 3rd class	March 1 Feria-Fast Saint Swithbert, Bishop Purple 3rd class	March 2 Feria-Fast Saint Chad, Bishop Purple 3rd class	March 3 Feria-Fast Saint Ælrud of Rievaulx, Abbot Purple 3rd class	March 4 Feria-Fast & Abstain Saint Casimir, Confessor MPAL Five Holy Wounds First Friday Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart Purple 3rd class	March 5 First Saturday of Our Lady Com: Feria Saint John Joseph of the Cross, Confessor White 3rd class
March 6 Fourth Sunday of Lent Ss. Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs Purple/Rose 1st class	March 7 Saint Thomas Aquinas, Doctor of the Church Com: Feria White 3rd class	March 8 Saint John of God, Confessor Com: Feria White 3rd class	March 9 Feria-Fast Saint Frances of Rome, Widow Purple 3rd class	March 10 Feria-Fast Forty Holy Martyrs Purple 3rd class	March 11 Feria-Fast & Abstain MPAL Precious Blood Saint Constantine, Martyr Purple 3rd class	March 12 Pope Saint Gregory the Great Com: Feria White 3rd class
March 13 First Sunday of the Passion Election: Pope Francis (2013) Saint Gerard of Mayo, Abbot Purple 1st class	March 14 Feria-Fast Saint Matilda, Widow Purple 3rd class	March 15 Feria Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer, Confessor Saint Louise de Marillac, Widow Purple 3rd class	March 16 Feria Saint Eusebia, Abbess Purple 3rd class	March 17 Saint Patrick, Bishop Com: Feria MPAL Seven Sorrows BVM White 3rd class	March 18 MPAL Seven Sorrows BVM Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop & Doctor Com: Feria White 3rd class	March 19 Saint Joseph, Spouse of the BVM Com: Feria Installation: Pope Francis (2013) White 1st class
March 20 Palm Sunday Red/Purple 1st class	March 21 Feria-Fast Saint Benedict, Abbot Purple 3rd class	March 22 Feria-Fast Purple 3rd class	March 23 Spy Wednesday-Fast Purple 3rd class	March 24 Holy Thursday-Fast Saint Gabriel, Archangel White 1st class	March 25 Good Friday Fast & Abstain Transfer Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin to April 4 Black 1st class	March 26 Holy Saturday Fast & Abstain till end of Easter Vigil White 1st class
March 27 Easter Sunday Saint John Damascene, Confessor & Doctor White 1st class	March 28 Easter Monday Saint John of Capistrano, Confessor White 1st class	March 29 Easter Tuesday Saint Berthold, Confessor White 1st class	March 30 Easter Wednesday White 1st class	March 31 Easter Thursday White 1st class	April 1 Easter Friday First Friday Saint Hugh of Grenoble, Bishop White 1st class	April 1 Easter Saturday First Saturday Saint Francis of Paula, Confessor White 1st class
Lenten Observance Season of Lent: Second orations to obtain the aid of the saints. Third orations for the living and the dead. Season of Passiontide: Second orations against those who persecute the Church or for the Pope
Sunday Glorious Mysteries	Monday Joyful Mysteries	Tuesday Sorrowful Mysteries	Wednesday Glorious Mysteries	Thursday Joyful Mysteries	Friday Sorrowful Mysteries	Saturday Glorious Mysteries

March A.D. 2016

Month of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin, Patron of the Universal Church